Guard Hair Identification Key for Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) from Gujarat State of India

Vibhuti B. Raval; Dr. Bhupat B. Radadia

Volume : VII, Issue : IX, September - 2018

Guard Hair Identification Key for Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) from Gujarat State of India

Vibhuti B. Raval, Dr. Bhupat B. Radadia

Abstract :

The recentstudy was carried out to identify wild species of Suidae family namely Wild boar by their macro- and microscopic features of dorsal guard hair characteristics. The wild boar is important food base of small and large carnivore mainly throughout the Gujarat area including protected and non-protected areas. In these we collected control hair samples from the dead body of the wild boar within the protected areas of the Girnar Wildlife Sanctuary which was killed by the carnivore (and not eaten completely) present in that area was further analyzed microscopically. We analyzed thirty random guard hairs from dorsal region of the species and thoroughly studied under microscopes to avail authenticated and the photographic evidence for further carnivore scat analysis through this key. In this study we used the recognizable qualitative and quantitative features of Cuticle as well as Medulla. Medullary Index (MI) found in Wild Boar is 0.81� 0.01 �m